Dhanush's 'Jagame Thandhiram' will not get OTT release, reveals director Karthik Subbaraj

Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj is optimistic about business of cinema returning to rmalcy. Recently, in an interview with a news portal, Karthik Subbaraj revealed that he would t be launching his movie Jagame Thandhiram on an OTT platform. He said that he would be among first ones who will throng atres as soon as y open.

Karthik Subbaraj mentioned that re is substitute for movie-watching experience offered by atres. ding to that, he also talked about OTT platforms being a great alternative for small budget movies amid coronavirus crisis. Karthik Subbaraj also shared his opinion that OTT and cinema halls would co-exist peacefully after crisis is over.

Furrmore, he said that at this point, producer of Jagame Thandhiram, Vivek Harshan has idea about giving movie to an OTT platform. He ded that things have to come back to rmal at some point as it cant go on like this. Karthik revealed that once everything gets back to rmal, y will release Jagame Thandhiram.

Jagame Thandhiram stars Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi and James Cosmo in le roles. movie was slated to hit atres in May however due to Coronavirus crisis, release was postponed. Jagame Thandhiram also stars Joju George and Kalaiyarasan in supporting roles. It is a Tamil action –thriller movie written and helmed by Karthik Subbaraj. film's dubbed Telugu version has been titled Jagame Tantram.

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Motion poster of Dhanush's Jagame Thandhiram

On February 19, motion poster of Jagame Thandhiram was released. Jagame Thandhiram's motion poster introduces main characters played by Dhanush, Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo, Kalaiyarasan and ors.  motion poster has Santhosh Narayanan's intriguing music. Going by  first look, Jagame Thandhiram looked like a solid gangster flick which has shes of black comedy. In it, Dhanush can be seen in a veshti (dhoti) and shirt.

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Karthik Subbaraj's latest production venture Penguin is all set to have an OTT release. Penguin was set to release in May of 2020. However, film was pushed due to nationwide lockdown imposed by government during COVID-19 pandemic. Due to extension of lockdown, makers of Penguin decided to release film on Amazon Prime Video. movie will w make its premiere on OTT on June 19, 2020. Moreover, Penguin was simultaneously filmed in Tamil and Telugu, and will also be dubbed in Malayalam. 

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